A Serious Man

2009 Joel & Ethan Coen 1h 46m
Comedy Drama

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Cast

Michael Stuhlbarg Larry Gopnik
Richard Kind Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff Danny Gopnik
Jessica McManus Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer Mr. Brandt
Brent Braunschweig Mitch Brandt

Vibes

Curious Darkly Funny Mind Bending Hidden Gem
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